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4` SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 291,5(4, dated January 8, 18S-4;.

i Application tiled April 2.1883. (No modcl.Y

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Be it known that I, IIonATio Gn'rns, of Worcester, in the county ofVorcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in VVeeding-Hoes; and I declare the following; to be a description of my said invention sufciently full, clear, and exact to enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

The objects of my present invention are to provide a practical and efficient weeding-hook or cutting attachment for hand-hoes, by means of which small weeds can be cut or pulled from among the growing plants in a convenient manner, to provide facilities for the ready and secure attachment of the weeding hook or cutter to the hoe, and to afford a clamp or connecting device that will iit onto the shank ol' any ordinary hoe, and which will permit of the weedcutt-ing attachment being put on and taken off at pleasure, as desired.

To this end my invention consists in aweed ing attachment or cutting device constructed and adapted for use substantially as hereinafter explained.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a hcehaving my improved weed-cutter applied thereto. Fig. 2 is an end view of the weeding device. Fig. 3 is a side view ot' the connecting-piece. Fig. 4t is a top view of the weed cutter or blade. Fig. l iis aside view of the blade. Fig. 5 is a top view of the lower jaw or clamp-piece. Fig. G is an end view of the clamping-jaws opened. Fig. 7 is a view of the clamp-bolt separate from the jaws.

My weed-cutter consists of a long slender steel blade or thin narrow prong, A, the outer1H end of which is bent back to form a loop or hook, a, while the two sides along and near said hooked portion are ground sharp to form entting-edgesff, so as to readily'cut the weedstalks that may be drawn into the loop or come in contact with the blade. This blade A is attached to the hoe in such a manner as to project` forward and upward from the back thereof in the manner shown, so as to stand at aposition where it will not interfere with t-he ordinary use of the hoe-blade B, but where it can be conveniently brought into action, when required, by simply reversing the hoc 'by rolling the handle over in the hand.

- For connecting the blade or cutter A to the shank of the hoe, I employ in the present instance apair of clampingjaws, C and C', having a loclehinge, d, at one side, and provided with a clamping-screw, E. at thc other. These jaws are made of proper form to embrace the shank b of the hoe, to give a iirm and rigid support for the blade A, and are clamped to the shank with sufficient force to retain the weedcutting blade A firmly and securely in position when in use. The end of the blade A is dovetailed or riveted into the under side of the top jaw, C, so as to be permanently attached thereto. Thejaws maybe formed of cast metal and the blades may be made from sheet-steel or other suitable material.

Vhile I prefer the style of clamping-jaws herein shown, I do not desire to confine myself to this exact form, as any suitable clamp de vice or means whereby the blade A would be iirmly attached to the hoe-shank could be em;k ployed without depart-ure from the nat-ure oi' my invention.

This hooked attachment can be manufactured and sold separately, to be attached to any ordinary hoe, as required, or may be sold with n'ew hoes.

In applying my improvement to hoes when manufactured the hooked blade or weed-cut ter A could, if desired, be permanently and rigidly connected to the hoe. In this case the hoe and cutter would be sold together, and would always remain connected.

In the use of the hoe with my improved attachment thelong narrow blade can be inserted between the growing plants and the weeds standing among them can be pulled or cut out with the hook t without injury to the plants and without the labor and inconvenience ot' stooping down to reach them with the hand. v

The hook a, at the end of the blade, may be turned at a sharp angle, instead of a round curve, if desired.

That I claim as of my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination, with a weeding-hoe, of a long thin projecting blade, A, extending forward and upward from the back of the hoe, and having a hook at its outer end adapted for IOO inserting` between growing plants for removing weeds from among them, as set forth.

2. A Weed pulling or cutting` attachment for hoes, consisting of the long narrow blade A, hooked and sharpened at its outer end, as described, and provided at its inner end with attachinglclamp, whereby it can be secured upon an ordinary weeding-hoe in the manner substantially as set forth.

3. The combination, with a weeding-hoe, of a long thin blade or forwardly -projecting curved finger formed of sheet-steel, with sharp cutting-edges, as f f, at its outer end, said blade being arranged in relation to the mainblade B of the hoe in the manner substantially as described, for the purpose set forth.

4. The Coml'iination7 with a weeding-hoe, of

the long thinforwardly-projecting blade or weed-cutter A, detachably connectedk to the shank of the hoe by means of the clamping mechanism C C', adapted to embrace said shank and blade, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination ofthe weed-cutting blade 

